People

Chieftain Frank shares his experiences and stories. Where others see just a metaphoric empty desert, Frank sees the life and water under the surface. To bring this in the open and to pass this on to others is his natural way of working. Frank researched the effects and conditions of ‘Flow’, the psychology of optimal…

Leo van der Vlist is a lawyer by training and has over 25 years of working experience with indigenous peoples worldwide. The focus of his work has been on promoting the rights of indigenous peoples both in the international human rights framework as well as at the local and national levels. The Netherlands Centre for…

Mr. M.P. Vasimalai, Executive Director of DHAN Foundation is a post graduate in Agriculture and a management graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has over three decades of experience in development work and one of the key people in setting up Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN). He was instrumental in setting…

Young leader from the Masaai peoples. She lives in the village of Inchura, Amboseli National Park, close to the border of Tanzania and the Kilimanjaro National Park. Due to changes in the global weather patterns and the encroachment of ‘modern life’ the Masaai people are under huge stress to maintain their age old way of…

Stephanie is a young woman leader and spokesperson for the rising new generation. She is an ambassador for the great global undercurrents of the sustainability movement, nature connection, and the rise of the feminine. She grew up as a nature child under the guidance of her grandmother. She is a process illustrator, singer-songwriter and writer.…

Great passion for making music. Down-to-earth approach with a compelling story. Connects and inspires audiences. With his beautiful music and touching vulnerability he shares his story and challenges his audience to take their place on their own, individual stages. His mission is to (re)connect people to themselves and to create shared value by doing so.

I met Frank Heckman in the nineties when he came back from the U.S. At that time I worked as a facilitator of change for people who were looking for new careers and for meaning in their life. He was my teacher in direct democracy. Together we worked in changing organisations and systems, fully aware…

Member of FoAM, a post-disciplinary research platform, and of Shibumi Friends International which supports biodiversity initiatives in India. His research into the way nature is going online is at: augmentedecology.com. This year he is going to start an outdoor experimental station for urban ecosystem restoration. See: proefstationmidwest.nl

Enterprising, peace-loving idealist. Knows how to excite people to think different. Takes action by being the example. Founder of the first Global Village Trade Center, a special place where Pieter Kooistra used to live. It was Kooistra’s idea to make art accessible to the public, and many years ago he wrote a plan to make…

350 years of Dutch colonialism not only exploited the natural resources but also banned the Alifuru from their identity and stripped off everything surrounding Alifuru. Pelpina Sahureka has reintroduced the name of Alifuru in 1974 for a youth organization: The Alifuru Anai, the Alifuru descendants. In 1994 Pelpina Sahureka became head of the Bangsa Adat Alifuru,…

Henrice Vonck is a musician/researcher specialized in North Balinese gamelan music, and is research coordinator of the Master of Music of Codarts University for the Arts, Rotterdam. Recently she started working as a mindfulness trainer, and is currently developing a tailor-made training for performers. On behalf of Foundation Taksu she organized the two editions of…

Gine is a graduate from the Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands, and has since then worked her whole life in agriculture and rural development with a special focus on food security for people living in poverty, among others for the FAO of the United nations and Oxfam. The food system, from the seed to…